Humanities
Online Content: Spring/Summer 2024
A small sampling of recent highlights, including videos about the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies, student David Kedeme, C’25, and the VIPER Class of 2024.
Paul Sniegowski Named President of Earlham College
He assumes the role on August 1 after 27 years at Penn, including heading undergraduate programs of the College since 2017.
In Recognition of Outstanding Teaching
The 2024 honorees include 21 people from 11 departments and programs, five of whom received University-wide acknowledgement.
Colorful Language
Biology and psychology researchers reveal that the way colors have been described historically constrains how they might be described in the future.
Bob Dylan as Modern-Day Prophet
In his new book, political theorist Jeffrey Green takes a unique view of the famous musician.
History on the River
John Kanbayashi’s new seminar frames the past not by time or place, but through a natural feature that humans use but can’t fully control.
“The Next Generation of Scholars”
For three decades, the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies has worked to foster research on Jewish studies and share it with the world.
60-Second Lectures: Living the Hard Promise (Video)
This spring, Penn Arts & Sciences’ long-running 60-Second Lectures and its new Living the Hard Promise series came together for a series of special lectures.
Enhancing “Representational Equity” on Wikipedia
As part of the inaugural Wiki Education Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee, Heather J. Sharkey, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, will continue working to improve Wikipedia content on historically underrepresented topics.
Reflecting on a Father’s Wartime Experience
In this excerpt from his book “Fighting the Night,” Paul Hendrickson recounts the time his Nonna tried to prevent her son-in-law—Hendrickson’s dad—from being sent overseas, one of many tales about his father’s time during World War II.
Penn Arts & Sciences 2024 Graduation (Photos)
More than 2,200 students earned degrees from the College, the Graduate Division, and the College of Liberal & Professional Studies.
Authoring Identity
Josephine Park, School of Arts and Sciences President’s Distinguished Professor of English, discusses the way literature has influenced the experience of being Asian American in the United States.
Korean-American Musicians Reflect on their Musical Journeys
The event was hosted by the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies in conjunction with the Philadelphia Orchestra, part of the center’s growing focus on community engagement.
Tyshawn Sorey Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Music
He earned the acclaim for “Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith),” a saxophone concerto that premiered on March 16, 2023, at Atlanta Symphony Hall.
Margaret Atwood in Conversation with Emily Wilson
Some 1,500 people—900 in Irvine Auditorium, 600 online—listened to the author’s discussion with Professor Emily Wilson during the annual Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum.